8and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;


In Context

5 'And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,

6 and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.

7 'Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,

8 and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

9 and the prudent answered, saying — Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

10 'And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut;

Matthew 25:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:8The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:8And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:8And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:8And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil: for our lamps are gone out.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:8The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:8And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.